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The New York Special Olympics, that was hosted by Walt Whitman High School and the South Huntington community in early May, welcomed thousands of visitors that spent the afternoon on the Walt Whitman...
View ArticleStimson's Girls Lacrosse Ready for Final Game
We hear from the Stimson Girls Lacrosse Coach Rory Sherman that on Thursday evening, after a tough battle with Candlewood Middle School, the Jr. Lady Wildcats notched an important win. Leading the...
View ArticleNYS 3-8 Field Tests
Dear Parent/Guardian Over the next few weeks, the South Huntington school district will be administering required Common Core fieldtests. A schedule of the dates, buildings and subject areas are listed...
View ArticleMathletes Take 3rd Place in County Finals
We hear from Walt Whitman Mathlete advisor Mr. Malaury Samedy that his team finished in third place this year. “Over 100 teams participated this year and we seem to go back and forth with our rivals...
View ArticleTrack News From Suffolk Championships
As sports records go, new ones are made every day, only to be broken again and again. So when Whitman track star Avery McKenzie triple jumped 44’ 9” this past week at the Suffolk County Division Track...
View ArticleHighlights from the Spring Dance Concert
The annual Spring Dance Concert at Walt Whitman High School featured one of Long Island's top high school dance programs, directed and choreographed by Susan Turner Radin. “I am especially proud of...
View Article'Miles For Michael' Sets a New Attendance Record
The place to be this past Saturday morning was Walt Whitman High School and the neighboring community along the 2nd Annual ‘Miles for Michael’ 5K Run-Walk. Mother Nature did not disappoint Ms. Sheila...
View Article2015 PTA Scholarship Awards
The South Huntington Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) held their annual scholarship awards ceremony on Monday morning at Walt Whitman’s Performing Arts Center. Council President Dominic...
View ArticleOffseason Wrestling Tournament Nets Medals
We hear from wrestling coach Chris Cardella that this past weekend the Walt Whitman wrestling team had 9 athletes represent them at the New York State Freestyle and Greco Roman Championships, held in...
View ArticleValedictorians Honored
Congratulations Jonathan Sparling! School superintendents, administrators and parents acknowledged and honored the highest achieving students of Suffolk County’s Class of 2015 during the Suffolk County...
View ArticleWorld Language Honor Society Induction
While we are always remarkably proud of our students' success in co-curricular endeavors, it is the commitment to balanced, well-rounded accomplishments that truly make our young people special. With...
View ArticleStimson 8th Grade Orchestra Impress Judges
On Friday, May 29th, the Stimson 8th Grade Orchestra, and their teacher, Ms. Sharon Smith, took their talents to the Long Island Music Festival at Suffolk County Community College in Brentwood. Using...
View ArticleCinderella at Countrywood Gets Standing Room Only
“It is with immense pride that I share some thoughts about this week's play,” said Countrywood Principal Ms. Barbara Kenney in this weeks Superintendents Newsletter. “Ms. Workman's students and our...
View ArticleFrench Language Students Go National
Our high school students did an exceptional job representing Walt Whitman at the Annual Poetry Contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF). Eight original poems were...
View ArticlePowell Sets Track Record
Great news from Boys Track Coach Rob Conroy, Shamar Powell broke the meet record in the 800m state qualifier landing in first place in Suffolk County. Shamar’s time of 1:52.71 puts him in excellent...
View ArticleFirst Annual Joan Davidsohn Memorial Scholarship
This past year, the Walt Whitman High School family lost a dedicated educator. In order to honor her, the faculty came up with the idea that we would present a deserving young lady, a scholarship in...
View ArticleTechnology Enhancing The Way Our Students Learn
“It is truly amazing to watch education change as technology opens new learning experiences for eager students and staff,” said Dr. Jared Bloom in the Superintendents Weekly Newsletter. “In fact,...
View ArticleHistory Repeats Itself
We hear great news from Stimson’s Softball coach Ms. Andrea Orlando: Congratulations to the Stimson Softball Team for completing their second consecutive Undefeated Season. Captains were Alexa Pedicini...
View ArticleRyan Wendell Awarded LIASEA Student of the Year
Each year the Long Island Association of Special Education Administrators (LIASEA) chooses a handful of students for recognition at their annual scholarship luncheon. It is a tremendous honor to...
View ArticleBeautiful Lengths at Birchwood
On Monday afternoon, Birchwood’s staff and community families joined in an important event when they decided to pony up and help women fighting cancer.'Beautiful Lengths' is a partnership between...
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